The Philadelphia Spirit were a United States Basketball League

United States Basketball League

The United States Basketball League , often abbreviated to the USBL, was a professional men's spring basketball league. The league was formed in 1985. The final champions are the Kansas Cagerz, who won the title game on July 1, 2007.-History:...

 team that played from 1991 to 1992.

In 1991, they finished first in the league with a 15-5 record. They beat the Miami Tropics

Miami Tropics

The Miami Tropics were a team in the Premier Basketball League that began to play in 2007 in Miami, Florida. The team was owned by the Imperiali Organization, which also owns the Palm Beach Imperials. They originally played their inaugural season in the American Basketball Association, but moved...

 in the league's finals, winning the championship. In 1992, they again finished first in the league, with a 21-5 record. They played in that year's league finals as well, however they lost by two points. They disbanded following that season.

Notable players include Michael Anderson

Michael Anderson (basketball)

Michael Levin Anderson is a former basketball player for Drexel University, the NBA, Spain's professional Liga ACB, the Continental Basketball Association, the Greek A1 League and the Turkish Basketball League.Anderson was a high school star at George Washington Carver High School of Engineering &...

 and Marques Bragg

Marques Bragg

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.